THE Winchelsea Fun Kart Club could resume operation in coming months with the Surf Coast Shire considering a petition to reopen or relocate their track at a meeting today (Thursday).<\/p>\n
The council will consider a report based on the petition, in which more than 800 signatories request the continuation of operations at the track located at Winchelsea Common, or at another suitable site.<\/p>\n
Go-karting events ceased at the Common in early 2013 after a council investigation found the land on which it is located was contaminated with lead, antimony and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.<\/p>\n
The council report states that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) recommended the Common be closed while additional investigations into the contamination and public health risks were undertaken.<\/p>\n
However, petitioner Chris Riley said no action has been taken since to investigate further, clear the land of contaminants or relocate the track since.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only money that has been used for the track has been spent trying to keep it closed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMost of the town wants it open so the kids can enjoy it, but council just wants to take it away, why \ue046\ue044\ue051\ue0b6\ue057\ue003\ue057\ue04b\ue048\ue05c\ue003\ue046\ue04f\ue048\ue044\ue055\ue003\ue057\ue04b\ue048\ue003\ue04f\ue044\ue051\ue047\ue003\ue052\ue055\ue003\ue0bf\ue051\ue047\ue003\ue044\ue051\ue052\ue057\ue04b\ue048\ue055\ue003\ue04f\ue052\ue046\ue044\ue057\ue04c\ue052\ue051\ue022\ue0b4 The EPA issued a clean-up notice for the site to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) in May 2015.<\/p>\n
The council report says it will continue to work with the appropriate authorities on meeting EPA requirements this year.<\/p>\n
The full report can be viewed online at surfcoast.vic.gov.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Winchelsea Fun Kart Club could resume operation in coming months with the Surf Coast Shire considering a petition to reopen or relocate their track at a meeting today (Thursday). The council will consider a report based on the petition, in which more than 800 signatories request the continuation of operations at the track located […]<\/p>\n